Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell has named pitcher Matthew Boyd as the team's opening day starter.

When Cubs manager Craig Counsell was asked a few weeks ago whether he’d ever been in a camp with so few real roster decisions to make, he challenged the premise of the question. “That’s today,” Counsell said.

As Matthew Boyd walked across an agility field at the Cubs’ complex on Thursday morning, he stopped briefly to chat with fellow pitchers Justin Steele and Cade Horton. Steele was Chicago’s Opening Day starter two years ago.

On Saturday, Seiya Suzuki picked up a knee injury as he slid headfirst into second base, while playing for Team Japan in their World Baseball Classic quarter-final tie against Team Venezuela.

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The Chicago Cubs are continuing to monitor Seiya Suzuki, who underwent an MRI on his right knee that showed a sprained posterior cruciate ligament, an injury that

Suzuki injured his right knee while trying to steal second base in Japan's 8-5 loss to Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals.

Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell has named pitcher Matthew Boyd as the team’s Opening Day starter for the 2026 season. Boyd, coming off one of the best seasons of his career, will get the ball on March 26 when the Cubs open the season at Wrigley Field against the Washington Nationals.

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